COP30 Marks China’s Growing Role in Scrambled Global Climate Landscape

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) and China's Deputy Prime Minister Ding Xuexiang greet during a meeting last week in Belém, Para state, Brazil, in the runup to this month's COP30 gathering. Photo by TARSO SARRAF / AFP

Monday, 10 November, is the official start of the 30th UN Council of the Parties (COP) climate gathering. Taking place in Belém, on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, the meeting is highly symbolic of how the global climate landscape has changed since COP1, and how much remains undone.

The United States won’t participate in the gathering. U.S. President Donald Trump cited scheduling conflicts, and his withdrawal from the Paris Accord, which was submitted soon after his inauguration, will become official in January.

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